Nasdaq Alongside Netflix Reach Record Highs

Here is a daily recap of the S&P 500 broken down by sector followed by sector heat map after the Nasdaq Alongside Netflix Reach Record Highs. Stocks in heat map are based on the top 10 holdings of each sector ETF. Click on each picture to zoom in. Below is a summary of today’s action on Wall Street provided by CNBC:

Corporate earnings for the S&P 500 have grown 6.1 percent, 15.5 percent and 10.8 percent in the fourth quarter of last year and the first and second quarters of 2017, respectively. Earnings are expected to grow by 4 percent for the third quarter, according to S&P Capital IQ.

The S&P 500 (SPY) inched up today by only 0.09% as the Nasdaq Alongside Netflix Reach Record Highs. S&P sector advancers led decliners by 6 to 4. Consumer discretionary (XLY), consumer staples (XLP), financials (XLF), materials (XLB), real estate (XLRE) and technology (XLK) all grinded higher by less than 1%. Energy (XLE), healthcare (XLV), industrials (XLI) and utilities (XLU) all took breaks from gains today, finishing lower by less than 1%

The Dow Jones index added 30 points ending at 22,871. The Nasdaq hit a closing record high of 6,605 by gaining 14 points on the day.

The main focal point from today’s session was all about record highs. All three major indexes hit some sort of high today. The S&P 500 hit an all time intraday high. The Dow also hit an intraday high. While the Nasdaq hit intraday and closing highs.

Some bright spots and standouts from today’s action included Netflix (NFLX) blowing passed $200 after Goldman Sachs reaffirmed the stock as a buy with a price target of $235. Earlier in the week JP Morgan also raised its price target on the streaming giant.

Credit: Sector Graph provided by Sector SPDR app. Sector breakdown provided by Charles Schwab. Sector heat map provided by finviz. Information Credit: News Headlines and quotes were taken from CNBC in the writing of this post.

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